Candle fixture



April 29, 1924p 1,492,010

J. WILLIAMSON CANDLE FIXTURE Filed July 14, 1.922

Patented Apr. 29, 19245.

NITED JAMES WILLIAMSON, on CHICAGO, ILLInoIs, Assreuon T0 a. wILLIAIasoN' & GOM- PAnY, or onrcaeo, ILLINOIS.

CANDLE FIXTURE.

Application filed. July 14,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, James WILLIAMSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ghicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Candle Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to lighting fixtures and more particularly to any type of candle fixture.

One of the objects of the invention is to simplify and improve the construction of lighting fixtures, to reduce the number of parts, and the cost of manufacture, and to provide a strong and substantial structure which standardizes the sockets and insures the use of the proper socket at all times.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a closed cup for the fixture which is ornamental in appearance substantially dust proof and easily manufactured at comparatively low cost.

It has been customary heretofore to provide candle fixtures with a nozzle and a separate candle stem screw threaded thereon. These stems have been made in different lengths to accommodate electric sockets of different lengths. These separate parts add to the cost of manufacture, increase the liability of the parts to loosen and of the fixture to lose its desired rigidity and enable dealers and others to substitute other stems for the stem which the manufacturer intended to be used on aparticular fixture and thereby possibly distorting the shape and configuration and spoiling the appearance of the fixture. The cups heretofore employed have generally been open, presenting an unfinished appearance and consisting a collector of dust, and they have often been made in a very flimsy .and unsubstantial manner and are easily dented and otherwise injured, especially around the open edge thereof.

My invention is intended to overcome these deficiencies in the manufacture of candle fixtures and I have found in the practical commercial use of fixtures embodying the invention that they not only possess the structural merits sought for but they also present an attractive and ornamental appearance, which is less likely to be affected by carelessness in, handling or installing than has been the case heretofore.

In the accompanying drawings I have il- 1922. Serial No. 575,053.

lustrated the invention in a candle fixture of the wall bracket type and referring thereto Fig. 1 is a plan view of a double wall bracket, partly in section, embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view of a portion of a candle fixture, partly in section and illus trating another form of the invention.

Referring to the drawings the tubular arm 5 is extended up through the cup which comprises the bottom member 6 and the top member 6 and which is supported in proper'position on the arm by a collar or shoulder 7 secured in place on the arm by any suitable means. The upper end of the arm projects through the top member 6 of the cup and is threaded to receive the threaded nipple 8 of the socket which is designated generally 9. The nipple bears against the top member of the cup which rests upon the shoulder 7 and to properly space the parts of the cup I provide a sleeve 10 which is mounted on the arm within the cup and is arranged with its ends engaging the top and bottom members. The two members forming the cup are provided with eyeleted openings 11-11 to accommodate the pull cord 12 which passes therethrough and is connected to the socket switch. The outer edge of the top member 6 of the cup is provided with a depending flange 13 which is arranged to fit snugly within the outer edge 13 of the lower member 6 to form a dust proof cover and ornamental finish for the lower member 6 and for the cup as a whole.

The sleeve 10 is not only important to space the parts of the cup and to hold them against undue pressure in screwing the socket onto the arm, but it also tends to hold the two members of the cup against relative movement during the assembling of the parts, wherebythe openings 1111 may be maintained in proper alignment. The sleeve also constitutes a reinforcement whereby all the parts of the cup structure are rigidly secured together when the socket is screwed into place on the arm. By extending the arm through the cup to form the stem which has heretofore been made separate from the arm, I avoid the use of a loose part, eliminate the expense of making this part and providing the arm with a nozzle to receive it, and I provide a more 7 rigid and permanent structure. vThe top kmember of the cup forms a substantially dust proof cover for the lower member which has heretofore generally been left open and therebyadds t0 the attractive appearance of the cup and helps to preserve it against deformation.

While I consider the sleeve a desirable element it is not absolutely essential under all conditions and in Fig. 2 I have shown a fixture without the sleeve and also omitting the pull cord this fixture being designed for use with a wall switch.

The invention issimple in construction but it relates to an art which has been rather closely worked and its various features are designed to accomplish results which increasethe efliciency, improve'the appearance and reduce the cost of manufacture of'lighting fixtures.

I am aware that the form, const uction and proportion of parts mayhave to be varied from those shown to a more orless extent in adapting theinvention to other 7 lighting fixtures and I reserve the right to make all such changes as fairly fall within the scope of the following claims:

I claim: I I

1. A lighting fixture comprising a cup having atop member and a bottom member, an arm extending up through both members of the cup, a shoulder on the arm forming a support for the cup, a sleeve on the arm to space apart the top and bottom members of the cup, and a socket secured on the end of the arm against the top member of the cup. 7

'2. A lighting fixture comprising a cup having a topfmember and a bottom member, an arm extending up through the cup and threaded at its upper end,v a shoulder on the arm forming a support for the cup, a spacing sleeve on the arm Within the cup, and a socket screwed on the threaded upper end of the arm above the cup and vclamping the top member of the cup against the upper end of the sleeve and the bottom of the cup between the lower end of the sleeve and the shoulder on the arm.

JAMES WILLIAMSON. 

